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Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp

January 20, 2020

Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp is such a good Thai-inspired dinner recipe.

Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp served over rice

If you’re looking for something new to make for dinner that isn’t your usual, ho-hum chicken dish, try this Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp recipe. It’s easy to make, and it will not take you any longer than 30 minutes to prepare.

Don’t be wary of the curry and the spice. Add as much red curry paste (that’s what gives it the spice) as you’d like. I only add 1 teaspoon since we tend to like eating things a little more mild in my house. There is no actual coconut in the recipe- only coconut milk. The flavor combo is so good!

Stir fried shrimp

How to make Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp:

First you’ll mix together the sauce for the stir fry. The sauce is made of coconut milk, fish sauce, red curry paste, brown sugar and cornstarch. Then you can set the sauce aside while you begin to prepare the stir fry.

Shrimp is tossed with a little bit of soy sauce and then fried in a skillet with some oil. The shrimp is removed from the pan, and then you’ll stir fry bell pepper, snow peas, bean sprouts, garlic and ginger. The shrimp is added back into the pan along with the sauce. Then you’ll give it a couple of minutes on heat to thicken the sauce and your Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp will be ready to serve.

preparing Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp

About the ingredients:

You’ll need to buy three things for this recipe that you likely don’t already have in your pantry. Look for coconut milk, fish sauce and red curry paste in your market’s Asian section. There are no substitutes for these ingredients since they are what make up the flavor of this stir fry. Then you can look for more recipes to make with the fish sauce.  My Satay Chicken with Spicy Peanut Sauce is a great recipe to make using the red curry paste too.

Serving Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp

How to serve Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp:

You can certainly eat this on its own and not served “over” anything. I recommend steaming white rice, or if you want to get more fancy you can make my Coconut Ginger Rice (which I love!) If you’re trying to eat lighter or lower carb, try serving this stir fried shrimp over Cauliflower Rice instead.

Don’t forget to pick up some chopsticks. You should be able to buy wooden chopsticks at your regular market in the Asian section. I like to use re-usable chopsticks (Amazon affiliate link). They are dishwasher safe, and you can use them over and over again just like you use your regular utensils.

Chopsticks with Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp over rice

If you are following the Weight Watchers program, points are included at the top of this post.

This is a nice, light dinner with a ton of flavor. Enjoy!

Here are a few more recipes using shrimp that you might like to try:

Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp

Great dinner recipe!

SAUCE:

  • 1 cup coconut milk ((light is okay))
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons red curry paste ((depending on your spice preference))
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

STIR FRY:

  • 1 pound extra large shrimp (21/25), (peeled and de-veined)
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil, (divided)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper ((cored, seeded and sliced))
  • 8 ounces snow peas, (strings removed)
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 3 medium garlic cloves, (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

PREPARE THE SAUCE:

  1. Place the sauce ingredients in a bowl; mix and set aside.

PREPARE THE STIR FRY:

  1. In a medium bowl, toss the shrimp with the soy sauce. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up clumps, until curled and lightly browned, about 1½ minutes. Transfer the shrimp to its own bowl.

  2. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and return to high heat until shimmering. Add the bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in the snow peas and bean sprouts and cook for 1 minute.

  3. Clear the center of the pan and add the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil, garlic and ginger. Cook, mashing the garlic mixture into the pan with the back of your spatula, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the cooked shrimp. Whisk the sauce to mix, add it to the pan, and bring to a simmer. Cook until the sauce begins to thicken, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

  • Adjust the curry to your preference of spiciness. We don’t like too much spice, so I just use 1 teaspoon curry paste and that gives it just a little kick.

Coconut Curry Stir Fried Shrimp

 

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